Syllables of Sky: Studies in South Indian Civilization In Honour of Velcheru Narayana Rao
by Ed. David Shulman. Contributors: Stuart Blackburn, George L. Hart, A. K. Ramanujan, et al
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0195635493
- ISBN 13
- 9780195635492
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Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Good. 6x1x9. [ASIA]. Ed. David Shulman. Contributors: Stuart Blackburn, George L. Hart, A. K. Ramanujan, et al. "Syllables of Sky: Studies in South Indian Civilization In Honour of Velcheru Narayana Rao." Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. English language. Hardcover in jacket. Text with black and white images. Blue boards with gilt letter on spine. i-xi 1-478. pp. 478. 8.5 x 6 x 1 inches. Piece of tape on jacket over one-inch tear. Wear, use to boards. Pencil marginalia. Missing back free endpaper. Very Good Minus. ISBN: 0195635493. "This collection of essays by outstanding scholars of South India introduces the work of Velcheru Narayana Rao, who has revolutionized our understanding of classical literary theory and culture. The essays provide an overview of recent research in various fields, Telugu literature and religion, South Indian history, Indian folklore and mythology, Dravidian linguistics, temple architecture.
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- Title
- Syllables of Sky: Studies in South Indian Civilization In Honour of Velcheru Narayana Rao
- Author
- Ed. David Shulman. Contributors: Stuart Blackburn, George L. Hart, A. K. Ramanujan, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0195635493
- ISBN 13
- 9780195635492
- Publisher
- Delhi: Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi, India
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 6x1x9
- Keywords
- Asia, India, Region, Oxford, Politics, History, Academic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
- X weight
- 25 oz
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The dealer is an alum of the Rare Book School and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar.
I started in the trade at the Wexner Center for the Arts bookstore, and previously worked for the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, and the Indiana University Eskenazi Museum of Art's Center for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.
Besides selling books, I proofread them for Farrar, Straus and Giroux. jamespayne.info.
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